Journal for Leadership and Instruction

A SCOPE Education Services Research Publication

ISSN Number (Print): 2475-6032 | ISSN Number (Online): 2475-6040

The Journal for Leadership and Instruction is an international peer-reviewed publication that is published twice per year, once in the Spring and once in the Fall.

About SCOPE Education Services:

SCOPE Education Services is a not-for-profit, private, voluntary organization permanently chartered by the New York State Board of Regents to provide services to school districts. Founded in 1964 by school superintendents, it is a cooperative venture for sharing resources to deal with common concerns. It is governed by a Board of Directors of school superintendents and college representatives and serves as a regional School Study Council and School Board Institute.

Editor-in-Chief:  

Dr. Richard Bernato, Associate Professor, St. John’s University; Administrative and Instructional Leadership (Ret.), President/High Involvement Consultants, Chief Creative Officer/Leadership Redefined, Inc.

Co-Editors:

• Dr. Kevin N. McGuire, Professor, St. John’s University, School of Education (Ret.)
• Dr. Roberta A. Gerold, Superintendent of Schools, Middle Country CSD
• Dr. Anthony Annunziato, Associate Professor, Administrative and Instructional Leadership, St. John’s University
• Dr. Robert J. Manley, Dean, Dowling College, School of Education (Ret.)
• Dr. Ronald Masera, Superintendent of Schools, Center Moriches UFSD
• Dr. Laura Seinfeld, Dean, College of Education, Information & Technology, L.I.U. Post

Reference Editor:

• Dr. Amy Eckelmann, Adjunct Instructor, Department of Education, Molloy College

Associate Editors:

• Dr. S. Marshall Perry, Ph.D., Associate Dean and Associate Professor, Kalmanovitz School of Education, St. Mary’s College of California
• Dr. Korynne Taylor-Dunlop, Coordinator & Professor of Ed.D. Program in Educational Leadership, Lynn University, FL (Ret.)

Coordinating Publisher:

• Mr. George L. Duffy, Executive Director/CEO, SCOPE Education Services

Editorial Board:

• Dr. Donald J. Beaudette, Associate Professor of the Practice (Ret.), Boston University
• Dr. Arthur Bettencourt, Executive Director, New England School Development Council
• Dr. Elfreda V. Blue, Vice Provost, Graduate and Undergraduate Studies, Hofstra University
• Dr. Robert Dillon, District Superintendent, Nassau BOCES
• Dr. Robert Feirsen, Chair, Education Department, NYIT
• Dr. Patrick Harrigan, Superintendent of Schools, Half Hollow Hills CSD
• Dr. Lorna R. Lewis, Superintendent of Schools, Malverne UFSD
• Dr. Tonie McDonald, Superintendent of Schools, Levittown UFSD
• Dr. Robert Moraghan, Director Emeritus, Educational Leadership Programs, Stony Brook University
• Mr. Michael O’Brien, Associate Director for Instructional Services, SCOPE
• Dr. Eustace G. Thompson, Co-Chair, Educational and Policy Leadership, Ed.D. Program, Hofstra University
• Dr. Edward J. Vinski, Associate Professor, St. Joseph’s College
• Dr. Maureen T. Walsh, Dean Emerita, School of Education and Human Services, Molloy College

Peer Review Committee:

• Lydia Begley, Ed.D., Deputy Superintendent, Nassau BOCES (Ret.)
• Kelly Ann Burlison, Ed.D., Associate Professor, Ross College of Education, Lynn University, Florida
• M. Terry Cash, Ph.D., Educational Consultant/Program Evaluator, Cash Educational Consulting Services, LLC
• Audrey Cohan, Ed.D., Senior Dean for Research & Scholarship, Division of Education, Molloy College
• Thomas P. Dolan, Ed.D., Superintendent of Schools, Great Neck UFSD, (Ret.)
• Maria G. Dove, Ed.D., Professor, School of Education and Human Services, Molloy College
• Timothy T. Eagen, Ed.D., Superintendent of Schools, Kings Park CSD
• Joseph S. Famularo, Ed.D., Superintendent of Schools, Bellmore UFSD
• Patrick G. Harrigan, Ed.D., Superintendent of Schools, Half Hollow Hills CSD
• Phyllis Harrington, Ed.D., Superintendent of Schools, Oceanside UFSD
• Richard Hawkins, Ed.D., Director of Contract Programs, School of Education, St. Rose College, Albany, NY
• Aurelia Henriquez, Ed.D., Superintendent of Schools, Port Chester-Rye UFSD
• Michael J. Hynes, Ed.D., Superintendent of Schools, Port Washington UFSD
• Albert Inserra, Ed.D., Dean, College of Education, Information and Technology, L.I.U. Post (Ret.)
• Julie Davis Lutz, Ph.D., Chief Operating Officer, Eastern Suffolk BOCES
• Craig C. Markson, Ed.D., Director, Educational Leadership Program, Stony Brook University
• Barry McNamara, Ed.D., Adjunct Professor, St. John’s University
• Eric Moore, Ed.D., Assistant Principal, School District of Palm Beach County, Florida
• Chrystyne Olivieri, DNP, FNP-BC, CDCES/Assistant Professor of Graduate Nursing, L.I. University Brookville
• S. Marshall Perry, Ph.D., Assoc. Dean and Assoc. Professor, Kalmanovitz School of Education, St. Mary’s College of California
• Jessica Scher Lisa, Psy.D., Assistant Professor, Child Study Department, St. Joseph’s College
• Eric Shyman, Ed.D., Assoc. Professor of Child Study, St. Joseph’s College
• Selena Isles Smith, Ed.D., Adjunct Assoc. Professor, Admin. & Instructional Leadership, St. John’s University
• Jerome Vickers, Ed.D., Coach at Sports International